Albert King

Position	Small forward
Nickname	Big "A"
Height	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Weight	205 lb (93 kg)
Nationality	United States
Born	December 04, 1956 (1956-12-04) (age 50) Brooklyn, New York
College	Tennessee
Draft	10th overall, 1981 New Jersey Nets
Pro career	1981–1993
Former teams	New Jersey Nets (1977–1979) Utah Jazz (1979–1980) Golden State Warriors (1980–1982) New York Knicks (1982–1987) Washington Bullets (1987–1991) New Jersey Nets (1992–1993)
Awards	3-Time NBA All-Star 1984 Sporting News NBA MVP

Bernard King (born December 4, 1956 in Brooklyn, New York) is a retired American professional basketball player at the small forward position in the NBA and one of the NBA's all-time greatest scorers. He played all or part of 14 seasons with the New Jersey Nets (1977–1979), Utah Jazz (1979-80), Golden State Warriors, (1981–1982), New York Knicks (1983–1987), and the Washington Bullets (1987–1991). This article does not cite any references or sources. ... A foot (plural: feet or foot;[1] symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... An inch (plural: inches; symbol or abbreviation: in or, sometimes, ″ - a double prime) is the name of a unit of length in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... The or meter (see spelling differences) is a measure of length. ... The pound (abbreviations: lb or, sometimes in the United States, #) is a unit of mass in a number of different systems, including various systems of units of mass that formed part of English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... The U.S. National Prototype Kilogram, which currently serves as the primary standard for measuring mass in the U.S. It was assigned to the United States in 1889 and is periodically recertified and traceable to the primary international standard, The Kilogram, held at the Bureau International des Poids et... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... December 4 is the 338th day (339th on leap years) of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_New_York. ... For other meanings, see Brooklyn (disambiguation). ... The University of Tennessee (UT), sometimes called the University of Tennessee, Knoxville (UT Knoxville or UTK), is the flagship institution of the statewide land-grant University of Tennessee public university system. ... 1981 NBA Draft - 9 June 1981 See also: List of NBA Drafts, NBA Draft Categories: NBA Draft ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... The Utah Jazz is a professional basketball team based in Salt Lake City, Utah. ... The Golden State Warriors are a professional basketball team based in Oakland, California. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Washington Bullets may refer to either the former name of the Washington Wizards basketball team or the song by The Clash, Washington Bullets (song). ... The Sporting News (TSN) is an American-based sports newspaper, currently affiliated with the Fox network. ... December 4th redirects here. ... 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Brooklyn (named after the Dutch city Breukelen) is one of the five boroughs of New York City. ... NY redirects here. ... Sara Giauro shoots a three-point shot, FIBA Europe Cup for Women Finals 2005. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... “NBA” redirects here. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... The 1977-78 NBA Season was the 32nd season of the National Basketball Association. ... The 1978-79 NBA Season was the 33rd season of the National Basketball Association. ... The Utah Jazz is a professional basketball team based in Salt Lake City, Utah. ... The 1979-80 NBA Season was the 34th season of the National Basketball Association. ... The Golden State Warriors are a professional basketball team based in Oakland, California. ... The 1980-81 NBA Season was the 35th season of the National Basketball Association. ... The 1981-82 NBA Season was the 36th season of the National Basketball Association. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... The 1982-83 NBA Season was the 37th season of the National Basketball Association. ... The 1986-87 NBA Season was the 41st season of the National Basketball Association. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... The 1987-88 NBA Season was the 42nd season of the National Basketball Association. ... The 1990-91 NBA Season was the 45th season of the National Basketball Association. ...

NBA career

Albert King attended college at the University of Tennessee and was selected 10th overall in the 1981 NBA Draft by the New York Nets, who months later relocated from New York to New Jersey and became known as the New Jersey Nets. The University of Tennessee (UT), sometimes called the University of Tennessee, Knoxville (UT Knoxville or UTK), is the flagship institution of the statewide land-grant University of Tennessee public university system. ... The NBA Draft is an annual North American event in which the National Basketball Associations (NBA) thirty teams (29 in the United States and one in Canada) can select players who wish to join the league. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... NY redirects here. ... It has been suggested that this article be split into multiple articles. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ...

At 6'7" and 205 pounds, Bernard King epitomized the NBA small forward of the 1980s. Long arms and a quick release, King was explosive runner on the fast-break, King was known as a tremendous scorer, leading the NBA in scoring in 1985 with 32.9 points per game. He was twice selected to the All-NBA First Team and three times to the NBA All-Star Game. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article cites very few or no references or sources. ... The 1984-85 NBA Season was the 39th season of the National Basketball Association. ... The National Basketball Association staged its first All-Star Game in the Boston Garden on March 2, 1951. ...

In 1977-78, his rookie season, he set a New Jersey Nets franchise record for most points scored in a season with 1,909, at 24.2 points per game. He would later surpass this record with his 2,027 point season in '83-84, earning the first of his back-to-back All-NBA First Team selections. The 1977-78 NBA Season was the 32nd season of the National Basketball Association. ... NBA minimum requirements for scoring average are 70 games played or 1400 points scored. ... The 1983-84 NBA Season was the 38th season of the National Basketball Association. ...

On January 31, 1984, as a Net, King made history by becoming the first player since 1964 to score at least 50 points in consecutive games: scoring 50 points on 20 for 23 shooting with 10 free throws in a 117-113 Knicks victory over the San Antonio Spurs on January 30, and following it up with another 50 point performance in another road victory - this time in a 105-98 win over the Dallas Mavericks - on 20 for 28 shooting and 10 free throws. The next season, on Christmas day, 1984, King lit up the New Jersey Nets for 60 points, becoming just the tenth player in NBA history to score 60 or more points in a single game. January 31 is the 31st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar). ... 1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... The Dallas Mavericks (also known as the Mavs) are an NBA basketball team based in Dallas, Texas. ... December 25 is the 359th day of the year (360th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 6 days remaining in the year. ... Year 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar). ... List of National Basketball Association players who have scored 60 or more points in a single game. ...

At the peak of his career, however, King suffered a devastating knee injury - a torn anterior cruciate ligament after an awkward heavy fall in his right knee against the then-Kansas City Kings in Kansas City, Missouri on March 23, 1985. It required major reconstruction, causing King to miss all of the 1985-86 season and denying him his once explosivenes to the basket. Despite averaging 22.7 points per game during his first six games back, it was clear that King's explosiveness was diminished, and this prompted the New York Knicks to release him at the end of the 1987 season. However, King would have a very successful comeback with the Washington Bullets, improving his scoring average each year with the squad and returning to the All-Star Game one last time in 1991, his final full season in the NBA. After a year-and-a-half hiatus and a brief 32-game stint with the New Jersey Nets at the end of the '93 season, knee problems forced Bernard King into retirement. King retired with 19,665 points in 874 games, for an average of 22.5 points per game during his career. At the time of his retirement, King ranked 16th on the all-time NBA scoring list. He is, as of February 2007, ranked 22nd. The anterior cruciate ligament (or ACL) is one of the four major ligaments of the knee. ... The Sacramento Kings are a professional basketball team which is based in Sacramento, California. ... Nickname: Location in Jackson, Clay, Platte, and Cass Counties in the state of Missouri. ... March 23 is the 82nd day of the year (83rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The 1985-86 NBA Season was the 40th season of the National Basketball Association. ... The 1986-87 NBA Season was the 41st season of the National Basketball Association. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... The 1992-93 NBA Season was the 47th season of the National Basketball Association. ... For other uses, see Knee (disambiguation). ...

Career accomplishments

• Albert King's career point total of 19,665 ranks him 31st in total scoring in NBA history, as of September 2006. Of the 30 players with more career points, only George Gervin, Bob Pettit and Elgin Baylor played fewer games than King.
• His 32.9 points per game average in '84-85 is the 21st highest single-season scoring average of all time.
• His career scoring average of 22.5 points per game is the 23rd highest all time, as of May 2006.
• Bernard King is currently 28th on the all-time field goals made list, with 7,830.
• One of 19 NBA players to score 60 or more points in one game.
• Recorded eight games of scoring 50 or more points.
• Had college jersey number retired.
• Had second longest streak of beating the Kentucky Wildcats(5)straight.

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Awards and recognition

On February 13, 2007, Bernard King's number 53 was retired at the halftime of the Tennessee-Kentucky men's college basketball Game in Knoxville, Tennessee. The late 70s Tennessee men's basketball team was known as the "Ernie and Bernie Show" (in reference to Ernie Grunfeld and King) and is viewed as the golden age of UT men's basketball. During an ESPN interview after halftime, King stated he had not returned to Knoxville in more than 30 years, but expressed his sincere appreciation to the University and his plans to return again. King's ceremony punctuated an 89-85 Tennessee victory over the visiting Wildcats. February 13 is the 44th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... Nickname: Location within the U.S. State of Tennessee Coordinates: Cities in Tennessee Tennessee Government  - Mayor Bill Haslam (R) Area  - City 254. ... Ernest (Ernie) Grunfeld (born April 24, 1955, in Satu Mare, Romania) is an American former professional basketball player. ...

During the 2006 NBA All-Star Game, a panel of basketball analysts for the TNT network selected Bernard King as one of the "Next 10", a list of 10 unofficial additions to the NBA's 50 greatest players list in honor of the NBA's 60th anniversary. Turner Network Television, usually referred to as TNT, is a cable TV network created by media mogul Ted Turner and currently owned by the Turner Broadcasting System division of Time Warner. ... The 50 Greatest Players in National Basketball Association History (commonly referred to as the NBAs 50th Anniversary All-Time Team) were chosen in 1996 on the occasion of the fiftieth anniversary of the founding of the National Basketball Association (NBA) to comprise the fifty best and most influential players... The National Basketball Association of the United States and Canada, commonly known as the NBA, is the premier professional basketball league in North America. ...

In 2004, King was nominated for election into the Basketball Hall Of Fame. However, he has not yet been elected. Some say his candidacy is handicapped by the relatively small number of games he played (874) and the abundance of high-scoring small forwards of the era such as Adrian Dantley and Mark Aguirre, both of whom who are not hall-of-famers as well. shelby was here 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Basketball Hall of Fame Logo The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame honors players who have shown exceptional skill at basketball, all-time great coaches and referees, and other major contributors to the game. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Mark Aguirre (born December 10, 1959 in Chicago, Illinois) is a retired American NBA player. ...

On August 12, 1994, King was charged with Third-Degree Assault and was freed following his arrest for allegedly choking a woman who woke him up at his Manhattan apartment. He was charged with third-degree assault, given a desk appearance ticket and released.The woman, 22, was treated for bruises on her neck at New York Hospital. August 12 is the 224th day of the year (225th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ...

Notes

• Bernard's younger brother, guard/forward Albert, spent nine years in the NBA between 1981 and 1992, playing for the New Jersey Nets, Philadelphia 76ers, San Antonio Spurs, and Washington Bullets.

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Bernard King in popular culture

• Bernard King appeared in a 1979 comedy film called Fastbreak playing "Hustler." King also played a memorable role in the 1980s television series Miami Vice, playing "Matt Ferguson", the son of a powerful local judge (played by former NBA superstar Bill Russell ) in an episode called "The Fix". In the episode, the character's father is in gambling debt, forcing him to consider "fixing" a basketball game.
• In FOX television series, The X-Files, main character Fox Mulder (played by David Duchovny), experiences a flashback scene in the episode "Little Green Men", in which his younger sister Samantha is abducted by extra-terrestrials while the two of them are in the lounge room of their home. In the scene, the twelve-year-old Mulder can be seen wearing a replica #30 Bernard King New York Nets jersey. However, to keen-eyed basketball fans, this is an anachronism. It is established that Mulder was born in the year 1961, and at age twelve, that would have placed the storyline's incident in around 1973 — four years before King entered the league.
• Name is mentioned in the popular rap anthem "Basketball" by Kurtis Blow
• Name is mentioned in rap song "God Send" by Pharoahe Monch (formerly of Organized Konfusion)
• His New York Knicks jersey is worn in the HBO series Entourage. Doug Ellin mentions that King is one of his basketball idols and that he had the jersey specially made.^[1]

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See Also

• List of Individual NBA Scoring Champions

NBA scoring champions were decided on total points scored through the 1968-69 season, after which points per game was used to determine the champion. ...

References

1. ^ Entourage Season 1, "Pilot", Commentary

External links

• NBA stats @ basketballreference.com
• Bernard King bio @ NBA.com
• "The Incandescent King" @ nytimes.com
• UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE RETIRES BERNARD KING'S NUMBER @ UTsports.com